[77-Fatal]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=01-17 TC 1:33:37]
[GRAPHIC=I-77 Fatal Accident]
A family of four burned to death and a woman was killed in an accident on Interstate-77 in Bland County near Bastian yesterday.
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[VO-NAT :20.5]
[SUPER=03-Bland Co.;]
State Police say a Southbound car with two adults and two children veered left and crossed the median into Northbound lanes hitting another car.
In that vehicle was 60-year-old Renata Richter.
The Ohio resident was med-flighted to Roanoke with critical injuries and later died.
Authorities say the car that jumped the median caught fire, burning its occupants beyond recognition.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 1:58:33]
[IN Q=trying to put]
((C. L. BAILEY/VIRGINIA STATE POLICE; WERE TRYING TO PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD.))
[SUPER=01-C. L. Bailey/Virginia State Police;]
[RUNS=:07]
[OUT Q=VEERED OFF THE ROAD.]
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[VO-NAT]
A third vehicle, a tractor trailer from Mississippi, was also involved.
The driver swerved with the rig landing on its side.
He was treated and released.
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[Train-Derailment]

Commuters in Baltimore will likely suffer travel headaches this morning, with parts of the downtown area still closed after a chemical train derailed in a tunnel and caught fire.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Baltimore, MD;]

The fire closed all major and secondary routes into the city for several hours yesterday.
After dealing with thick smoke and intense heat, firefighters reached the C-S-X freight train last night.
Four train cars were pulled out early this morning, and firefighters can now see three others that derailed.
Motorists are being urged to avoid the area around the railroad tunnel.
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[Food-Recall]

A major recall from Sara Lee Foods--
The company is recalling more than 13- thousand pounds of pre- sliced packaged beef and ham products nationwide.

Officials believe the products may be contaminated with salmonella.
Sara Lee issued the recall yesterday after one person reported getting sick.
The meat has an expiration date of June 27th or July fourth.
The company says most of the meat should have already been consumed or thrown away.

[11Hudson]

The trial for a 15-year-old accused of capital murder begins today ... even though his attorneys insist the trial's too late to be legal.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rocky Mount;]

Alexander Hudson was 14 when he and two friends were charged with robbing a Rocky Mount man and strangling him in his bed.
His attorneys tried to get the case dismissed, saying he was held in jail 8 hours too long to get a speedy trial.

Judge William Alexander ruled the trial will go on ... because defense attorneys agreed to the trial date.
Hudson's attorneys say THAT'll be the basis for their appeal.
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[11Lake-Search]

Henry County Sheriff's Deputies are searching for a Nelson County man believed to be at the bottom of the lake.
Divers continue to concentrate their efforts near Union Bridge.
That's where they located the body of a missing Martinsville woman four weeks ago.
Investigators still have no suspects in THAT case, but have questioned a known acquaintance of Ether Adean Smith.
Divers plan to head back into the water today.
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[11Tazewell-Flooding]

Federal and state officials will open a Disaster Recovery Center in Tazewell today.
Specialists will have information for people who's homes and businesses were damaged by flash flooding.
Eight inches of rain fell in four hours across parts of the county on July eighth-- triggering flooding that damaged 700 homes and 50 businesses.

[11KB-Toys]

K-B toys wants to open a distribution center at the old E-toys facility in Blairs.
Danville Bureau Chief Justin McLeod says the deal could bring hundreds of jobs to a region that really needs them.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Nat sound of e-toys assembly line]
[SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./File Tape; :00]
[SUPER=01-Fred Ingram/Board of Supervisors Chairman; :10]
[SUPER=@justin1; 1:05]
[RUNS=1:16]
[OUT Q=Justin McLeod, News 7]
((((NAT SOUND OF E-TOYS ASSEMBLY LINE))
E-toys may be gone but not forgotten.
County officials confirm K-B toys wants to pick up where e-toys left off.
[SOT 40:17]
[IN Q=I think its a turning point]
((FRED INGRAM/BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAIRMAN: I THINK ITS A TURNING POINT FOR THE COUNTY. YOU KNOW, WE'VE LOST JOBS.))
[Runs04]
[OUT Q=we've lost jobs]

More than six hundred jobs in the last several months.
But K-B toys could help turn the economy around.
The toy retailer plans to hire 300 full-time workers and as many as 600 part time workers.
[SOT 42:16]
[IN Q=The jobs will increase]
((FRED INGRAM/BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: THE JOBS WILL INCREASE AS THE WORK INCREASES. I PROJECT 20 TO 50 JOBS A YEAR, EACH YEAR FOR THE FIRST THREE TO FOUR YEARS.))
[Runs13]
[OUT Q=three to four years]

And E-toys will actually play part.
K-B toys already owns the e-toys website and all its assests including inventory.
The earliest K-B toys could be up and running is sometime in September.
But first the county and K-B must come to an agreement.
[SOT :43:18]
[IN Q=We have to raise]
((FRED INGRAM: WE HAVE TO RAISE A LITTLE MONEY, A LITTLE INCENTIVE MONEY AND WE'LL DO THAT. WE'LL DO WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN IN SOUTHERN VIRGINIA.))
[Runs08]
[OUT Q=in Southern Virginia]
[SOT ]
[IN Q=The county hopes to finalize]
((JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: THE COUNTY HOPES TO FINALIZE THE DEAL AND MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT SOMETIME NEXT WEEK. IN THE MEANTIME, K-B TOYS IS ALREADY IN TOWN INTERVIEWING FORMER EMPLOYEES OF E-TOYS. JUSTIN McLEOD, NEWS 7, DANVILLE))
[Runs= ]
[OUT Q=JM, News 7, Danville]))

[11Smith-Trash]

If you're up early enough this morning, you may see a familiar face picking up your garbage.
Roanoke Mayor Ralph Smith will celebrate his birthday today while volunteering on a Solid Waste Management truck.

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[VO-NAT:15]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Last Week]

The Mayor asked to participate so he can get a better understanding of the city's trash collection system and the difficulties trash employees face each day.
The garbage route has not yet been determined, but the Mayor will be putting in a full day on the job.
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[Marketwatch]

In business news, Computer giant I-B-M's second quarter earnings report met Wall Street predictions.
Alexis Christoforous has that story and more in this morning's Marketwatch.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=- 03NA - 03:47:14]
[SUPER=01-Alexis Christoforous/Reporting; :00]
[RUNS=1:32]
[OUT Q=your local stocks.]
((Information:
(ON CAM)
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER BIG EARNINGS REPORT.. WE ARE IN THE THICK OF
EARNINGS
SEASON AND AFTER THE BELL IT WAS I-B-M'S TURN TO SHOW WALL STREET IT'S
BOTTOMLINE AND IT DIDN'T DISAPPOINT...
(GRAPHIC)
BIG BLUE SAID IT MADE 1.15 A SHARE IN ITS SECOND QTR ON SALES OF
21.6BLN
DOLLARS - THAT WAS RIGHT IN LINE WITH ESTIMATES. IBM'S WIDE RANGE OF
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BUFFERED IT FROM THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.
(GRAPHIC)
TOBACCO AND FOOD GIANT PHILIP MORRIS POSTED PROFIT OF 1.03 A SHARE.. AND
THAT WAS RIGHT ON TARGET...
(ON CAM)
THE ONLINE TRAVEL AGENT TRAVELOCITY WAS A BRIGHT SPOT , EARNIGNS BEAT
THE
BEAT THE STREET BY 3 CENTS ON RECORD SALES..
(ON CAM)
LATER TODAY, THE EARNINGS PARADE CONTINUES WITH GATEWAY LEADING THE
PACK.
(STOCK TO WATCH GRAPHIC)
ATT IS A STOCK TO WATCH TODAY.. THE COMPANY'S BOARD UNANIMOUSLY
REJECTED
COMCAST'S BUYOUT BID FOR ITS CABLE BUSINESS.. ATT SAYS IT WANTS TO SHOP
THE
UNIT AROUND.
(ON CAM)
ON WALL STREET.. STOCKS LOST GROUND AFTER FED CHIEF ALAN GREENSPAN SAID
THE
ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ISN'T OVER YET.. SUGGESTING THE FED MAY CUT INTEREST
RATES
FOR A SEVENTH TIME THIS YEAR.. INVESTORS WERE HOPING GREENSPAN WOUL HINT
AT
AN ECONOMIC RECOVERY INSTEAD OF ANOTHER INTEREST RATE CUT.
(GRAPHIC)
THE DOW LOST ABOUT 36 POINTS TO 10-569
(GRAPHIC)
WHILE THE NASDAQ SANK MORE THAN 2 PERCENT OR 51 POINTS.
(GRAPHIC)
INVESTORS ALSO HAD TO ABSORB DISAPPOINTING PROFIT REPORTS FROM AOL-TIME
WARNER AND AMERICAN EXPRESS.
(GRAPHIC)
TRACK ALL THE PRE-MARKET ACTION AT CBS.MW.COM -
(ON CAM)
AT THE NASDAQ, I'M AC IN NEW YORK.))
(tape tosses to stocks)
[STOCKS]
[COMM]

[Immigration-Policy]

President Bush is working on a plan to legalize more than three- million undocumented Mexican worker now living in the U-S.
But he's also battling critics who say that would reward people who broke the law to come here.
Chris Lawrence reports on what impact legalization could have on America's families and the job market.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Jose Denten/Undocumented Worker; :11]
[SUPER=01-Nora Milner/Immigration Attorney; :28]
[SUPER=01-Chris Lawrence/Reporting; :51]
[SUPER=01-Miguel Contreras/Los Angeles AFL-CIO; 1:04]
[RUNS=1:35]
[OUT Q=Lawrence, CBS News, Los Angeles.]
((
They show up every morning ..looking for work. These undocumented
Mexican workers in California live day to day ..hoping to do the jobs no
one else wants.
(nat-sot JOSE DENTEN/UNDOCUMENTED WORKER)
(2 SECONDS..in spanish)

Jose Denton is a farmworker. He s excited about the President s plan
..and hopes it can help legalize his family. President Bush may allow
workers like Denton to stay in the U.S. as guest workers ..and
eventually open up the possibility of citizenship to them.
(SOT NORA MILNER/IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY)
To be honest I think Bush wants to court the Hispanic vote. It s a huge,
growing population in this country and he can t ignore it.
Especially in the border states such as California, Arizona and Texas.
(NAT CUMBIA MUSIC)
RUNS :02
Mexican culture is a big part of daily life in cities such as Los
Angeles. But conservatives have attacked the President s plan ..saying
it would unleash a flood of immigration across the border.
(S/U CHRIS LAWRENCE/CBS NEWS)
Critics say: How can people who broke the law to get here be considered
guest workers ? And how can you guarantee these people will return to
their homeland?
Another issue is how to protect jobs already held by American workers.
(SOT MIGUEL CONTRERAS/LOS ANGELES AFL-CIO)
Are you going to bring guest workers here for manufacturing jobs? Are
you going to bring guest workers here for hospitality? Or for hi-tech?
But Miguel Contreras says that won t be a problem ..IF workers are
limited to industries that really need them ..such as maintenance and
farming.
(SOT CONTRERAS)
There is no one else to work the harvest.
(SOT CONTRERAS)
Who wants to work 8 to 10 hours in 110 degree heat all day ..bending
your back hour after hour after hour?
Labor leaders say legalization could also put a stop to companies that
exploit these migrant workers here in the U.S. Chris Lawrence CBS News
Los Angeles.
))

[11Mall-Fire]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=01-30 TC58:15]
[GRAPHIC=Fire Aftermath]
Part of T-J Maxx in Tanglewood Mall re-opened for business just one day after fire broke out in the store.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Customers were allowed to shop the ground level of the T.-J Maxx yesterday morning while the top level was closed for evaluation.
[SUPER=04-Tuesday Night;]
The fire broke out in an upstairs stock room Tuesday night.
Officials say fire damage was minimal but that some losses are being blamed on smoke and water.
Investigators say the flames were ignited accidentally by a small hand-held heating device used to seal plastic wrap.

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[5-Summer-Camp]

In this morning's Health Check, The pre-teen years bring on an onset of emotional and physical changes for many young girls.
That's why building self confidence during this stage is very important.
One group is learning "You can do Anything."
That's the theme of a camp that helps girls ages 11 through 13 face the challenges of adolescence.
The girls build self esteem and openly talk about issues in a safe environment.
Health Check Reporter Joy Sutton takes us there.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=12 year old Sakura]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;00]
[SUPER=07-Sakura;16]
[SUPER=01-Jeri Suarez/Women's Center Director;38]
[SUPER=@Joy2;]
[SUPER=07-Jessi;1:15]
[SUPER=07-Jacklyn;1:23]
[RUNS=1:30]
[OUT Q=for News 7 Mornin.]
((
12 year old Sakura says at school she is teased a lot --and even at home her sister picks on her about her weight.
But she says coming to the leadership summer camp at Hollins University has given her support --and the realization that she is not alone.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT10:06:25]
[IN Q=For me it was learning that I'm]
((SAKURA: FOR ME IT WAS LEARNING THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY WHO WAKES UP EVERYDAY AND HAS THAT PROBLEM-- AND SAYS OH GOD LOOK AT HER. KNOWING THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO GETS TEASED ON --THAT'S A GOOD THING))
[RUNS=that's a good thing]
[OUT Q16]
Body image is just one of the topics the girls discussed during the camp -- all week they've been participating in various activities designed to build self-esteem.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT9:51:43]
[IN Q=Because of outside influences their]
((JERI SUAREZ/HOLLINS DIR. OF WOMEN'S CTR.:BECAUSE OF OUTSIDES INFLUENCES THEIR BODY IMAGE IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE --LETTING THEM LOOK AT THEMSELVES AND BE CAREFUL WITH THEMSELVES WHILE THEY'RE GOING THROUGH ALL THESE CHANGES. AND THEN JUST THE REGULAR ISSUES THAT EVERYBODY'S FACING AT THAT AGES --SOMETIMES IT'S RELATING TO KIDS AT SCHOOL, BOYS, BUT REALLY I THINK ISSUES OF SELF CONFIDENCE))
[RUNS23]
[OUT Q=of self-confidence]

On this day, the girls are making paint out of milk. It's a chance to try out their science skills.
And they're having a lot of fun in the process of learning to accept who they are.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT9:59:10]
[IN Q=It may have helped like ]
((JESSI: IT MAY HAVE HELPED LIKE TALKING TO PEOPLE ABOUT STUFF NOT BEING AFRAID TO SAY WHAT I THINK ))
[RUNS08]
[OUT Q=to say what i think]
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT10:09:27]
[IN Q=I like the talks and the games]
((JACKLYN:I LIKE THE TALKS AND THE GAMES --WE REALLY GET TO BE CLOSE AND MEET NEW PEOPLE I THINK THAT'S JUST FUN))
[RUNS07]
[OUT Q=that's just fun]
I'm Joy Sutton for News 7 Mornin'.))
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[SS=HOLD]

This is the third year for the camp. It's offered every year at Hollins University. The cost is 150-dollars. But there are need based scholarships available.
(Kimberly tosses to bump)
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
[bump-chyron]
[Streaming-Video]
[comm #3]
[2-HEADLINES]
[Kim at Desk]
[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

A fatal accident on Interstate 77 in Bland County kills a family of four and another woman.
The crash closed the northbound lanes of I-77 for nearly five hours yesterday.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Authorities arrest five young people after yesterday morning's high speed chase through Franklin county.
A Chevy Suburban was one of three vehicles stolen from an auto repair shop in Franklin County just hours earlier.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And trial begins today for a 15- year- old boy accused of capital murder.
But attorneys for Alexander Hudson say his trial is too LATE to be legal.
(----------------)
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

And that's what's making news on this Thursday, July 19th.
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.

[11Bland-Fatal]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=01-17 TC1:31:58]
[GRAPHIC=I-77 Fatal Accident]
Three-adults and two-children are dead after a fiery car accident on Interstate-77 near Bastian in Bland County.
The victims are a family of four as well as a woman who were all from out of state.
New River Valley Bureau Chief Rachel Cannon has more.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Nats accident ((TRYING TO PUT))]
[SUPER=03-Bland Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-C. L. Bailey/Virginia State Police; :16]
[SUPER=@Rachel2; 1:01]
[RUNS=1:10]
[OUT Q=RC, News 7, Bland County.]
((Nats accident
((1:58:33 (cover) TRYING TO PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER.))
Looking at the aftermath of the fatal crash, State Police say a Southbound car from West Virginia carrying two adults and two children veered left, ACROSS the median into a Northbound car.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 1:58:08]
[IN Q=the car caught]
((C. L. BAILEY/VIRGINIA STATE POLICE; THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND IT COMPLETELY BURNED - THE FOUR OCCUPANTS WERE ALSO BURNED.))
[OUT Q=WERE ALSO BURNED]
Burned beyond recognition.
Identification will be made by the Medical Examiner in Roanoke by using dental records.
[Nats quick]
Clinging to LIFE was the Ohio driver hit in the car traveling North.
60-year-old Renata Richter would be airlifted with critical injuries only to die later at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

[2-11Hudson]

Attorneys for a 15-year-old accused of capital murder insist his trial is too late to be legal.
Nevertheless, the trial begins today.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rocky Mount;]

Alexander Hudson was 14 when he and two friends were charged with robbing a Rocky Mount man and strangling him in his bed.
His attorneys tried to get the case dismissed, saying he was held in jail 8 hours too long to get a speedy trial.

Judge William Alexander ruled the trial will go on ... because defense attorneys agreed to the trial date.
Hudson's attorneys say THAT'll be the basis for their appeal.
(------------)

[2-Food-Recall]

If you typically buy Sara Lee packaged meats, you'll want to check your fridge.
The company is recalling more than 13- thousand pounds of pre- sliced packaged beef and ham products nationwide.
Officials believe the products may be contaminated with salmonella.
Sara Lee issued the recall yesterday after one person reported getting sick.
The meat has an expiration date of June 27th or July fourth.
The company says most of the meat should have already been consumed or thrown away.

[2-11Lake-Search]

Henry County Sheriff's Deputies are searching for a Nelson County man believed to be at the bottom of the lake.
Divers continue to concentrate their efforts near Union Bridge.
That's where they located the body of a missing Martinsville woman four weeks ago.
Investigators still have no suspects in that case but have questioned a known acquaintance of Ether Adean Smith.
Divers plan to head back into the water today.
(------------)

[2-11Tazewell-Flooding]

Federal and state officials will open a Disaster Recovery Center in Tazewell today.
Specialists will have information for people who's homes and businesses were damaged by flash flooding.
Eight inches of rain fell in four hours across parts of the county on July eighth-- triggering flooding that damaged 700 homes and 50 businesses.

The Mayor asked to participate so he can get a better understanding of the city's trash collection system and the difficulties trash employees face each day.
The garbage route has not yet been determined, but the Mayor will be putting in a full day on the job.
(------------)

[11Lottery-Ad]

NASCAR drivers make hundreds of laps per race, but repetition is apparently NOT a problem.
(------------)
[VO-NAT :33]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]

So "take after take" probably didn't even faze Hermie and Elliott Sadler yesterday.
The brothers tried out their acting chops for a TV ad for the Virginia Lottery's racing scratch game.
And it was the Lottery's lucky day.
Elliott Sadler was a free add-on by big brother Hermie -- whose 700 thousand dollar Lottery sponsorship contract may have lost some luster when he failed to qualify in two of the four Virginia races this year.
Scratch tickets that don't win can be mailed in for a chance to be on Hermie's pit crew in Martinsville in the fall.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT 15:26:26]
[IN Q=]
((HERMIE SADLER/NASCAR DRIVER: WE'RE GONNA CHOOSE TWO HOPEFULLY LUCKY PEOPLE...CHANGE A TIRE FASTER THAN MY GUYS DO, SO.))
[SUPER=01-Hermie Sadler/NASCAR Driver;]
[RUNS=:16]
[OUT Q=faster than my guys do, so.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT :05]

The "Pole Position" ticket goes on sale in about two weeks.
(------------)

[11Police-chase]

Five young people were arrested following yesterday morning's high speed chase through Franklin County.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

A Chevy Suburban was one of three vehicles stolen from an auto repair shop in Franklin County just hours earlier.

The shop had been hit exactly one week earlier with a break-in and theft of the "shop truck."
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 12:41:45]
[IN Q=Both times we've]
((MIKE BENNETT/BOONES MILL AUTO SERVICE; BOTH TIMES WE'VE HAD THE SUSPECTS ON SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS. WE HAD THEM LOOK DIRECTLY INTO THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Bennett/Boones Mill Auto Service]
[RUNS=11]
[OUT Q=directly into the surveillance cameras.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]

In this most recent incident, the driver of the stolen Suburban rammed Deputy Louis Wimmer's patrol car off the road and Deputy Tim Taylor fired three shots.
One of the shots lodged in the neck of a teenage suspect.
(------------)

[11Bedford-Death]

[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]

An investigation is underway into why a Bedford County jail inmate died Tuesday night.
38- year- old Ronald Overstreet Junior was serving a 15- day sentence for possession of marijuana in the Bedford Adult Detention Center.
He was found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday and was later taken to Lynchburg General Hospital where he died.
Blue Ridge Regional Jail authorities say there was no evidence of foul play but an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.

[Rape-Charge]

A U-S Air Force sergeant is charged with raping a Japanese woman last month in Okinawa.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-File Tape;]

The formal charge against Staff Sergeant Timothy Woodland came down this morning.
The case has put a strain on relations between the U-S and Japan.
Woodland was arrested July sixth-- a week after the 20- year- old woman was attacked in the parking lot outside a nightclub.
If convicted, 24- year- old Woodland faces several years in a Japanese prison.
(------------)

NARR: FOR YEARS, IRA EINHORN HAS BEEN LIVING AS AN AMERICAN FUGITIVE ...
IN THIS QUIET, FRENCH VILLAGE.
BUT THE 61-YEAR OLD COULD SOON FIND HIMSELF BACK HERE IN THE UNITED
STATES ... FOR A MURDER THAT HAPPENED NEARLY A QUARTER CENTURY AGO.
(SOT: IRA EINHORN/U.S. FUGITIVE) -
"I don't think I would get justice in the United States, nor do I think
I would get a trial. And that's what all of this battle has been about."
NARR: EUROPE'S TOP HUMAN RIGHTS COURT IS NOW DECIDING WHETHER TO SEND
EINHORN BACK TO THE U.S. TO FACE MURDER CHARGES ... IN THE 19-77 DEATH
OF HIS GIRLFRIEND, HOLLY MADDUX. HER BATTERED BODY WAS FOUND STUFFED IN
A TRUNK ... INSIDE AN APARTMENT THE COUPLE SHARED IN PHILADELPHIA.
EINHORN FLED THE COUNTRY BEFORE HIS CASE EVER WENT TO TRIAL. HE WAS
LATER CONVICTED IN ABSENTIA FOR THE CRIME.
BUT ONLY NOW HAS FRANCE AGREED TO TURN HIM OVER. THAT'S BECAUSE
PENNSYLVANIA HAS PASSED A LAW GUARANTEEING EINHORN A RE-TRIAL, AND U.S.
OFFICIALS HAVE PROMISED NOT TO EXECUTE HIM.
EINHORN SAYS IT'S JUST A PLOY TO GET HIM BACK IN THE STATES.
(SOT: EINHORN) -
"The law that was passed against me in the Pennsylvania legislature --
which we call the Einhorn law -- would never stand up in a court of law.
It absolutely violates the separation of powers, which is the very basis
of the U.S. Constitution."
NARR: AFTER FRANCE RECENTLY TURNED DOWN HIS EXTRADITION APPEAL--THE
FORMER HIPPIE AND ANTI-WAR ACTIVIST CUT HIS THROAT IN PROTEST. HE WANTS
AN INTERNATIONAL TRIAL..
HOWEVER THE MADDUX FAMILY SAYS EINHORN NEEDS TO FACE JUSTICE HERE.
(SOT: ELISABETH MADDUX HALL/SISTER OF HOLLY MADDUX)
"I'm very anxious to personally see him in a pair of handcuffs in an
American courtroom."
NARR: THE EUROPEAN COURT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A FINAL DECISON ON
EINHORN'S FATE ... ON THURSDAY.
DREW LEVINSON, CBS NEWS.
))

Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Federal and state officials will open a Disaster Recovery Center in Tazewell today.
Specialists will have information for people who's homes and businesses were damaged by flash flooding.
Eight inches of rain fell in four hours across parts of the county on July eighth-- triggering flooding that damaged 700 homes and 50 businesses.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

The trial for a 15-year-old accused of capital murder begins today.
Alexander Hudson was 14 when he and two friends were charged with robbing a Rocky Mount man and strangling him in his bed.
His attorneys tried to get the case dismissed, saying he was held in jail 8 hours too long to get a speedy trial.

But the judge ruled the trial will go on because defense attorneys agreed to the trial date.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]

Divers are searching Philpott Lake once again.
Henry County Sheriff's Deputies are searching for a Nelson County man believed to be at the bottom of the lake.
Divers continue to concentrate their efforts near Union Bridge.
They plan to head back into the water today
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[ANCHOR=Leo]
(Leo mic hot)
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(Leo ad lib weather)
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[2-SHOT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]